Work & Life

The MIT Human Resources Center for WorkLife and WellBeing is committed to meeting the personal and professional needs of faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students, and their families. We offer a wide range of programs and services to enhance your quality of life, both at home and at work.

How Do I?

From the HR Knowledge Base

How do I access resources to help me care for my adult child, dependent relative, or senior citizen?
Visit MIT Adult & Senior Care to access our Adult & Senior Care Services through Care.com, which are available to current benefits-eligible MIT faculty and staff, postdoc associates and postdoc fellows.
How do I access last-minute backup resources for Adult & Senior Care?
Visit MIT Backup Senior & Adult Care to learn more about, and register for backup adult care you can really trust, for medical appointments, transportation, meal preparation, medication prompting, assistance with bathing and dressing, etc.
How do I access emergency or backup child care through MIT?
You can access backup child care, provided by Care.com, in your home or at a licensed child care center, near your home or workplace.

Backup child care can assist when normal child care or school arrangements are disrupted by school closings, vacations, provider illness, or a child's mild illness. You have the following two backup child care options:
- Care at your workplace or other meeting place seven days a week, 24/7, through Care.com
- Care at a licensed care center near your home or work, through Care.com. These child care centers accept children from ages 6 weeks to 12 years and are available Monday through Friday, during daytime hours.
MIT faculty, staff, and postdoctoral associates and fellows can request up to 15 child care and/or adult care referrals per fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) without being charged registration or placement fees.

Learn more and register.
How do I access MIT child care resources?
Visit Child Care / Schools to explore the full range of child care resources and children’s programs available to you through your MIT Benefits, including child care centers, nannies and babysitters, after-school programs, temporary care providers, summer camps, and playgroups.

We support the parents and families in our MIT community at every stage of their child’s life.

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How do I access resources on schools and summer camps for my children?
Visit Schools and Summer Camps to explore resources on a wide range of topics, including:
- choosing public and private schools
- relocating to Boston with school-age children
- the American school system (for international families)
- entering school
- changing schools
- special needs advocacy
- gifted learner programs
- handing discipline at school

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Senior Care Advising

MIT's expanded Adult & Senior Care Services through Care.com can provide you with the help you need in caring for an elderly family member or an adult with physical or other challenges.

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